Please Everyone Post an update-Roll Call

Hi Debra, I read the posts almost every day. My surgery is in 2 weeks. I have waited so long. My 1st appt with Dr Garber was back on April 9th. I am very excited and I am also nervous as hell. I know in my heart that I have made the right decision. I just pray that I do not have any major complications. I've got a lot of living to do! Gail

Gail, Yes I read them everyday also, there is so much good info here and I really like to see all the posting and getting ideas...... Hun thanks for posting and I am sure you must be so excited..... I know Dr Garber is awesome and I have full faith in him myself...... Well hun I hope your surgery goes wonderful......which I am sure it will knowing Dr Garber...... Talk to you soon hun and thanks again, Debra

Hi family My surgery is scheduled in two days at Cornell and what a nervous wreck i am!! I am on the liquid diet now and have been drinking broth all damn day (im sick of it!!!!) I know that sooner than later i will be on the other side and im so looking forward to it but my nerves are shot!! My laugh today will go to the woman who stated that she wanted to lick some french fries and a pickle. I had a pta meeting and ended up getting my daughter chinese food. When i came back the entire room was eating chinese food. All the smells....chicken wings, shrimp fried rice, ketchup, pizza EVERYONE, kids, parents, even the principal was eating!! what a day

hello ms. tee, from the person who wanted to lick the pickles and french fries, i wish you luck. i know exactly what you are feeling right now. and... you think your senses were keen at the pta meeting, wait til after surgery, you will smell a piece of bacon, a french fry or pizza 2 miles away. my smell senses were greatly heightened. the surgery is a shock to your system and i found my emotional state going up and down. last night i began bawling and my husband said what's the matter. i just cried saying you don't love me anymore. he said How can you say that" and i said, because you don't sit by me or hold me anymore. he burst out in tears and said, that's because i don't want to hurt you. we both just cried and then he said i'm over-emotional which was true. the adjustment back to real life is really hard. i am a workaholic and being home is about killing me. things i want to do involving lifting, or me bending, and i get bored quickly. i think i might have overdid yesterday because last night, all of a sudden my staple areas which had cleared up are now all red around the staples. I'm not sure what that means but it looks freaky. i see the doc tomorrow to have them pulled out so hopefully all will be ok. take care of yourself and you will be fine. prayers for you now and during surgery! Terri

Ms Tee, I wish you the every best tomorrow on your surgery and I hope you have a speedy recovery....... Yes the licking of the fries and pickel is funny but like I said in the above post, we all have been there with all the "other" diets we all have been on......... My prayers are with you hun for your day tomorrow and after..... Debra

Debra, I am here . I am starting to feel a lot better and can sit at the computer a little longer now that the staples and feeding tube have been removed. I am feeling less naucious every day and eating very well (sometimes I think to well) Hope you have a great day. HUGS Mary